Ka Lahui Hawaii, Volume I, Number 17, 22 April 1875 — Cimona a me ka Hua Pi-Gula. [ARTICLE]

Cimona a me ka Hua Pi-Gula.

[he kaao kupua.] " MOK.UNAIL KA HUA WAIWAI. IKA WA i hfralele aku ai o Cimona i ka luahine ma kapa o ke alanui, ua hoopoina koke iho la oia no ua hua pi nei ana i haawi mai ai iaia, no ka mea, aole oia i manao iki ua oi ae kona maikai mamua o kekahi mau hua pi e ae, aole no hoi 1 manao.ua oi aku ka waiwai o koi\a hua ; nolaila, ua waiho walena hua pi nei iloko o kona pakeke no kekahi manawa loihi, a hiki wale i kekalii la;oiai oia e hana ana ma kona kihapai i ka wa kakahiaka, a e hoomaka ae ana hoi ka la e puka; no ka mea, he wahi hale uuku 110 kona, a me kahi kihapai nona ponoiiho; aia lioi, pa-pa pono mai la ke kukuna o ka la nialuna o kahi ana e hoomakaukau ana e kanu i kekahi mau papapa, no ia mea i hoomanao ae ai oia 110 kana hua pi. " Ile pono au e kanu i ka hua pi maa'nei," wahi ana ; u na olelo mai ka luahine e kanu a hohonu iloko o ka lepo, ma kahi e papa pono ia ana e ka la, manao au o keia kalii maikai loa. Ua hai aku au iaia, e hana no.au, a o ko'u pono wale no e hooj ko i ka'u olelo, aole 110 nae o'u manaoio loa i kana olelo." Nolaila kohi iho la oia i ka luaa hohonu, a kukulu ae la i wahi laau malaila, i meae ike ?ri oia ke ulu ae. Iloko o kekahi mau la pokole, hoomaka ae la e ulu, āka y aole no oia i malama pono, no ka meā, Inanao 110 oia he liua pi wale no, aole'he waiwai o ka makaala loa ana iaia, oiai, aole ia e lioohua mai ana a lawa pono iio ka aina hookahi o ka la. Ulu ae la ua kumu pi nei a kiekie, ike aku la keia ua kiwi i ka makani, kukulu ae la oia i na laau a puni e like me kana i olelo ai e hana pela, i mea e lioomau ia ai kona ku ana mai ka hakiliaki ia e ke kolohe o ka makani. Aohe nui o na hua maluna o ua kumu pi nei, he iwakalua no hua loloa, aka, he ohaha iiae, a halenalena hoi ka wailiooluu. u Ma ka waihooluu o ka ili o keia mau hua pi, aole 'o'u manao he ono lakou ke ai," walii a Oimona iaia iho i kekahi kakahiaka, a iaia e oielo ana pela, uhaki niai la oia i kekahi liua loloa, a hoopoheke ae ia, i;\ ,wa, he mea e kona haohao i ka ike ana ua piha ua hua loloa la me napopo gula liilii, i like ka nui me ka luia pi oo! Anaanai ae la oiai kona mau maka i hoomaopopo ai oia i ka oiaio, e ala io ana paha oia ; aka aole he moeuhane kana i ike ai, —aia, he mni rfiau popo gula paakiki iloko o ka wahi lenalena hookahi o ka pi. Me ka puuwai i piha i ka liauoli i hoomaka aku ai oia e ohi mai i na pau i, koe, a ike iiio la ia ua like wale 110 «a hua o kela a ine keia ine ko ka mea mua ; nolaila, mailoko mai o kana mau hua pi loloa he iwakahia i loaa ai iaia he elua haneri popo gula. "Ile oiaio ka oielo a ka lihaliine i hai mai ai," wahi ana, u ua hoohua io mai ke kumu pi i ka hua maikai; aka, aole e pono ia'u ke hookano no keia waiwai, a e molowa hoi, o koke auanei au a ilihune hou e like me wa mua. lle mea kupanaha maoli ina e hoopuka hou mai ana kekahi o keia mau hua pi gnla, i kumu pi hou o keia ano, ina wau e kanu hou iloko o ka lepo ma keia makalnki ae. Aka hoi, e pono au o hoao wale no, a ma ia manawa, e hanano au me ka uoouoo no na mea i loaa ia'n ano," I kona noouoo akahele ana mo keia, hookaawalo ae la oia i kokahi o na j»opo uuku Hlelile i anoano kanu, alaila, hooh*H» iho la oia i na hua e ae a pau a lilo he puupuu gula nui hookahi. Me keia gula i liiki ai iaia ko kuai i ka hale wili palaoa, me ka hale noho maikai, a uie ka mahinaai, a |n la i lilo *i oia he kanaka wili palaoa, e loaa koke ai laia ke alamii e hiki aku ai i ka waiwai, ina aole e hi>ohua mai aua ke kumu pi i na anoano guln nana. ij